In B to B Magazine, I recently read an article titled, “How to Make Your Pages Rank.” It gives tips and tricks for making your website more prominent on the web. The writer, Christopher Hosford, summarizes a study on how different search engines weight the level of importance of different websites. Here is what he has to say… In a …
The First 11 Characters…
I ran across an interesting article on the importance of the first eleven characters in an online document. Now, I know most writers cringe at having to utilize “key words” or pay attention to the meaning of their first eleven characters of text, but studies show this makes a difference if readers decide to click on your link in a …
Geared with New Gadgets
Thanks to some much appreciated financial support from graduation monies, I have purchased some new gadgets to help me get my start. I bought a new MacBook and a Zoom H4 Recorder. Now the trick is getting accustomed to these new gadgets, and fast! A busy writer doesn’t have much time for reading instruction manuals, right? And, now I have …
Grains Council Launches The Grain Board
Another ag group has joined the agriblogging ranks. The U.S. Grains Council welcomes you to “The Grain Board.” This blog was created to serve as a sounding board for the latest trade developments, U.S. agriculture, Council happenings and whatever else comes to mind. We encourage you to comment on the postings, ask questions and share with your friends. Posts on …
Alltech Young Scientist Awards
The Alltech Young Scientist Award program keeps getting bigger with more entries and that means the competition level increases. This is the fourth year of the program and the awards were presented at the Symposium. The overall winner in the undergraduate category is Fan Liu of Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China who submitted a paper on HSP70 as a new …
Zimfo Bytes
In recognition of their vision, inspirational efforts and leadership that has helped shape today’s cattle feeding industry, Paul F. Engler and the late William D. “W.D.” Farr are honored as the inaugural inductees into the newly established Cattle Feeders Hall of Fame. Kuhn North America, Inc., of Brodhead, Wis., introduces the new GF 7802 T, six-rotor, trailed rotary tedder with …
Biofuels Discussion at World Ag Congress
Biofuels from the perspective of India and East Africa, as well as Europe and the United States, were part of the discussion at the World Ag Congress in St. Louis on Tuesday. Henk Joos with London-based D1 Oils moderated the panel focusing on an integrated approach to biofuels. He stressed that the purpose of the panel was to find solutions. …
New CEO Introduced for World Agricultural Forum
Dr. Leonard J. Guarraia, Chairman and CEO of the World Agricultural Forum, announced today at the 2009 World Ag Congress that his title will soon only be chairman of the organization and that Kathy Moldthan is taking over the job of CEO. Kathy has been with WAF for ten years, just before the first World Ag Congress in 1999. Prior …
Agrotain Focuses on Sustainability at Ag Congress
It should be no surprise that sustainability is the most often used word here at the World Agricultural Forum’s World Ag Congress in St. Louis since the agriculture industry as a whole remains under the microscope when it comes to environmental issues. Another company making a difference in that arena is St. Louis-based AGROTAIN International and I talked with president …
Novus International Helps Feed the World
Novus International is playing a major role in this year’s World Ag Congress because they are a company that is playing a major role in global food and agricultural production. “Our mission as a company is to support sustainable, industrial animal agriculture,” says executive vice president of marketing and sales Giovanni Gasperoni. He notes that there is a great deal …